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Item No: 5B Meeting Date: July 7, 2010 Type of Business: Business City of Mounds View Staff Report To: Mounds View Planning Commission From: Heidi Heller, Planning Associate Item Title/Subject: Consideration of a Conditional Use Permit and Variance for an Oversized Garage with a Reduced Side Yard Setback at 7515 Knollwood Drive; Planning Cases CU2010-003 and VR2010-003 Introduction: The applicant, Richard Wyatt, is requesting approval of a conditional use permit and variance to construct an oversized garage with a reduced side yard setback on his property at 7515 Knollwood Drive. The applicant plans to demolish his current attached garage and construct a new larger attached garage. The current garage is a single car size that is 14’ wide x 24’ deep (336 square feet), with a 12 foot side yard setback. The applicant wants to build a new double car wide 24’ x 60’ garage with the side yard setback of about two feet. The site plan submitted shows a garage area in excess of what the City allows without a conditional use permit. Accessory buildings, attached or detached, are limited to 952 square feet. Anything larger than 952 square feet must go through a conditional use permit application process. The garage proposed for 7515 Knollwood would be 1,440 square feet plus an 8’x16’ attached covered patio. The applicant indicates that he wants to have a two-car garage so he can park his vehicles indoors, and have the extra garage depth for a workshop. A 24-foot wide garage is a standard width, but that size would place the garage within two feet of the side property line. The city code requires a five-foot setback for accessory buildings without a variance. CUP Requirements: Section 1106.03, Subd. 1: This part of the Code limits the height of an accessory building, the number of accessory buildings and the backyard coverage ratio of accessory buildings. A Conditional Use Permit (CUP) is required for garages exceeding 952 square feet. Section 1106.04, Subd. 6: This part of the Code enumerates the conditions for garages exceeding 952 square feet, which are that the garage be permanent, be uniform in appearance with the home, not exceed 35 feet in width, and not exceed 1,800 square feet of total accessory building area on the lot. Section 1125.01, Subd. 1: The Planning Commission is required to review the possible adverse effects of the requested conditional use. CUP Discussion: The request for a Conditional Use Permit to construct the 1,440 square foot garage satisfies the requirements as stated in Section 1106.03 and 1106.04, Subdivision 6 of the Mounds View Zoning Code. All dimensional requirements are satisfied with this request. With the new larger garage, covered patio and one shed, the total accessory building square footage would be 1,784 and the backyard coverage ratio would be around 4%.